Posted: November 10, 2011 at 7:22 pm

Today’s Must Read Political Blog Post

Is up at the Flathead Memo.  Go there now.  You will not be disappointed.  (Hint: It has to do with one of the most incredible campaign ads I’ve ever seen.)

26 comments

  1. Publius II

    Was this a truck commercial or what? lots of steel, odd clips but nothing on issues. And Betty Babcock, treasurer? I’m puzzled by that, as I thought she was wiser.

  2. Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

    The really INCREBIDLE thing about the Gen. Robert E. Skees site is the fact that freakin’ BETTY BABCOCK is the treasurer! Yes, that’s right. Betty, wife of Tiny Tim Babcock, who MUST be bout 92 yrs. old by now and STILL doin’ his damnedest to destroy Montana! Tiny tim NEVER met a polluter that he didn’t love, and he has worked tirelessly behind the scenes on some of the most HORRIFIC polluters in Montana, like Zortman/Landusky. After that went bankrupt, tiny tim moved north with Revet Minerals to mine under the Cabinet Wilderness. I tell ya, SOME people just don’t have the decency to die! I mean, just WHAT THE FREAKIN’ HELL is a dude 92 yrs. OLD gonna do with ill-gotten loot? Buy viagra?? Prunes? A Rascal Scooter? Depends?? A hooker??? What??? That man has NO shame! And is living proof that ONLY the good die young! Just WTF is betty babcock doing cavorting with the general?? ‘Course, tiny tim has ALWAYS sided with the most outrageous wackjobs on the right the country had to offer. Looks like the old fart is STILL at it! Babcock. Incredible!

      • Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

        For the babcocks, if people have to die for them to profit, tuff noogies! Nuthin’ personal, just business. And really, ain’t that the Teatard way? Hell, when you’re NINETY-TWO FRIGGIN’ YRS. OLD anyway, who CARES how many people you kill, right? It’s moot. People gotta die some time ANYway. Might as well make a little moola off’n them before they go. Right, babcocks?

        One would THINK that if one’s own demise was just around the corner, one would maybe considering repenting just a wee bit before meeting your maker instead of goin’ gung ho for even MORE evil! A normal person might. But not if your name’s hannibal lector babcock!

  3. ILIKEWOODS

    If the Skees video goes missing again, I downloaded it just ask me for a copy! Since he is using it as an ad for his campaign! The question to ask here is if the Montana SKees team is actually a political group….That has filed properly under state law?

    Anyone got an answer to that?

    Secondly, Mr Skees (if your reading this) If someone makes a parody of this video, or uses it for educational promotion in the near future it would be safe under the fair use Act… so stop thinking about telling me, or others we cant use it!

  4. mabbitymab

    i really hope he didnt pay money for that. i hope that was someone’s uncle’s kid’s college dorm mate or something.

  5. Mike

    May the statue of Big Mountain Jesus bless you Mr. Conner. This video is incredible! Thank you for sharing it.

  6. Farmboy

    WOW, ok really fancy graphics but would be better for professional wrestling, or truck sales. And yes Betty Babcock is now in with this idiot. Is she losing it in her old age? I think this is one of the signs of Alzihimers.

    • James Conner

      I’ve been advised by those who have watched such movies, and survived without lasting brain damage, that this probably was inspired by one of the Governator’s movies, “The Terminator.”

      I hope the next video does not show DK emerging from the cosmic mists in the altogether.

    • captbobalou

      I was wondering if he was going to challenge all the other candidates to go mano-a-mano in mixed martial arts combat.

      Makes me want to buy a Ford truck with steel trucknuts pre-installed.

  8. Amorette

    So, Derek Skees is running for state provider of metal for highway rest stop stalls? That was the impression I got from that silly, over the top commercial. Someone’s twelve-year-old nephew really liked that texture!

  9. bradass87

    I’m speechless. I hope he spends money putting that on TV. But I’m sure idiots like Jennifer Olsen and Travis Butcher eat that shit up. Somebody send that ad to the Colbert Report.

  12. Paul S.

    On his facebook page, Skees supporters have shared their opinion of this disaster. A choice excerpt:

    “Even if this video never said his name, or what office he was running for, I would totally be able to tell that it was advertising Derek Skees”

  14. Mike

    Conner is right-Lindeen should take this very seriously-especially since the Supreme Court decided today that they will take up the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. The next election will be a referenda on this bill, which is very unpopular and becoming more so-50 percent of dems think the bill leaves us worse off-according to the most recent MSU Billings poll. Yet Lindeen has alligned herself with it at every opportunity-even sending her lobbyist and chief legal counsel Jesse Laslovich to lobby for it during and after the session in the legislature. The GOP-ers will no doubt use this fact against his campaign as well, and its unfortunate that Lindeen put him in the position of having to act as lead cheerleader for the bill, as he has a bright future. The Supremes will hear oral arguments in March, and likely issue a decicion in the fall. This means it will be major news right before the primary and gerenal elections-I’m sure its just a coincidence…

  15. snowgirl

    Skees running for State Auditor is so scary! What are his qualifications? An unemployed, uneducated contractor from Florida? As a representative, he cost the Montana tax payers a boat load of time and money by introducing ridiculous and unconstitutional bills into session. He wasted precious legislative time with these nonsense bills. During a joint session with the Senate and the House meeting in the House chamber, he publicly disrespected the office of the US Senate for Montana by being the only person in the room to not stand when Senator Baucus entered! Respect the office Mr. Skees, if not the elected official. Someone please enter this race against Skees!! He is not the person to have on the land board.

    • Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

      Gen. Robert e. Skees will suffer the same fate as Teatard Party prez Cindy Baker here in GF. ButtinSKEES will have his ass handed to him in the election. He’s been found out. Montana ain’t ready for a reetarted racist for auditor. But then, the general really doesn’t care. He thinks that if he throws his name out there enough, he’ll have name recognition. And he has….as a dumbass!